The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-08-25

and but ten hours elapsed before
it came near. A bark was sighted shortly
after the boats left the steamer, and her
crew we're preparing to pick up the sur
vivors, when the steamer, York City, at
tracted by the flames of the burning
vessel, which were shooting up hundred
feet in the air, bore down, and with diff
Guilty took all hands on board.
The rescued people were treated with
the utmost kindness by the captain and
crew of the York City, and the passengers
speak with much feeling of the considera-
ton which was accorded them. The
York City proceeded to London after
landing the City of Montreal's passen-
gers and crew at Queenstown.
The survivors are unanimous in declar-
ing that the officers and crew of the City
of Montreal did their duty nobly and
skillfully. The names of those in the
missing boat are:
Passengers-Samuel Kaufman, George
Arnold, Samuel Mckee, Kenard Woolton,
Stephen Upper, Simeon Rotelli, Skat-
ohmgka.
Crew Henry Frazer, Charles Reade,
William Franey, Patrick Hughes, Charles
Smith, interpreter; Thomas Wilberforce,
steward.
THE VESSEL DESCRIBED.
New YORK, August 19.-Oficials of the
Inman line have no direct advices about
the City of Montreal. She left this city
ON the 9th inst, and was four days over
due from Liverpool. Considerable anxiety
had begun to be felt about her. She had
no first cabin passengers but carried 1928
intermediate and 115 steerage passengers.
The City of Montreal measured 1872 feet
over all, A feet in width of beam, and SO
feet deep from the spar deck to the keel.
Her gross tonnage was 4,495. She was built
by Tobey d Co., of Glasgow, in 1871, was
as iron screw steamer and had nine bulk
heads; was equipped with compound en-
gines having 5000 horse power.
STANLEY HEARD FROM.
Henry M. Stanley, written at Gambuya,
near the rapids of Aruwimi, June 10, the
explorer says the natives evacuated the
place upon the arrival of the expedi-
tion, owing to fright, prodrced by the
vigorous blowing of the steamboat whis-
tie. They returned afterwards, evincing
a very amicable disposition, and promised
to supply the expedition with provisions.
They informed Mr.. Stanley that there we're
other rapids higher up, more difficult of
navigation, aud that further progress by
the river would be impossible. Sir Francis
Dewinton, president of the Emir Bay re-
lief committee, commenting on the letter,
says he calculates that by this time Stan
ley and Emir Bay have met.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE EoLIPsE.
LONDON, August 20.-The eclipse of the
sun yesterday was observed for few
minutes, at sunrise, at Dartmoor and For
quar-. The sky was obscured by clouds at
Paris and Vienna. At the latter place
thousands were waiting to make observa
tions. Professor Vogle, of the Belgian
expedition, stationed ct Jurguvenrtz on
the Volga, telegraphs that the sky was
overcast, but that solar protuberances
and chromosphere we're observed, al
though the corona was invisible. Russian
observers were more successful, their
various stations obtaining numerous
drawings and photographs of the corona
and its spectrum.
CHOLERA AT MALTA.
LONDON, August 20.-There were six new
cases of cholera and three deaths from the
disease in Malta during the past twenty
four hours.